Iraq vs Peru: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Iraq
5.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru
4.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
16th
Peru rank
19th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Iraq
- Peru
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 5.73 million tonnes against 4.18 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 1.54 million tonnes.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Peru ahead.
Iraq ranks 16th and Peru ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 9 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 115,416 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1930s | 1.18 million tonnes | -127,681 tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1940s | -1.10 million tonnes | 72,606 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1950s | 618,586 tonnes | 62,231 tonnes | 556,355 tonnes | Iraq |
| 1960s | 1.53 million tonnes | 806,953 tonnes | 721,741 tonnes | Iraq |
| 1970s | 3.03 million tonnes | 693,201 tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1980s | 2.01 million tonnes | -45,517 tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1990s | 944,248 tonnes | 780,030 tonnes | 164,218 tonnes | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.28 million tonnes | 986,144 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 2010s | 8.66 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 6.73 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 2020s | 8.37 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | 6.06 million tonnes | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Iraq or Peru?
- Iraq, at 5.73 million tonnes against 4.18 million tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Iraq and Peru?
- 1.54 million tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Peru?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Peru rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Iraq ranks 16th and Peru ranks 19th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.